Kent Falls State Park

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Kent Falls, a state park in the town of Kent, Connecticut, is a series of waterfalls on the Falls Brook, a tributary of the Housatonic River. The park is located in the Litchfield Hills, in the southern Berkshires.

**Kent Falls**

Lower Kent Falls
Location	Kent, CT, US
Type	Multi-step
Total height	250 feet
Height of longest drop	70 feet
Number of drops	6 or more

A lower section of Kent Falls from above the first waterfall

Kent Falls is a series of several waterfalls, dropping 250 feet in under a quarter mile. The largest cascade drops more than 70 feet into a reflecting pool, before traveling over the lesser falls.

The park has a replica of a covered bridge that allows visitor to cross the brook and access the falls.

[edit] Park Renovations

In 2006 the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection completed a project in which several observation platforms were constructed along a trail next to the falls. At the base of the falls, a terraced observation area paved with native flag stones was created to allow access to a calm water wading pool.